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Lebanon pulls out of Asian Cup
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (SW) - Not only has the Middle East crisis hit the civilians in the volatile region, but the Asian Cup as well.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced that Lebanon have withdrawn from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup.
The AFC had received an official letter from the Lebanon Football Association (LFA). The Israeli bombing has been the reason for their withdrawal from the Asian Cup.
There are also a number of Lebanese players who are also unaccounted for. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. This makes the contacting of players almost impossible.
AFC officials are set to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the impact of the situation.
Lebanon were due to play Bahrain in Manama on August 16 with their next home game scheduled for September 6 in Beirut, also against Bahrain. Australia and Kuwait are the other teams in Group D.
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